Great video as usual Terry. Any chance you could include a picture of your end design idea for the trees you work on, in the video? Would be nice to see a visual representation of what your long term goal for the tree is.
Great idea Wesley. I am just not sure how I can upload a photo on TH-cam. I might write a blog about the tree, otherwise you will just have to follow the progress in future videos :)
A question here, can you cut back to a place with no leaves? Or it's better to cut back to the last leaves an after back budingbcut to the size you wanted?
Good question Oscar. If there are dormant buds then you can cut back to there, but if it is an internode then nothing will grow there. You don’t need the leaves like you need needles on a pine in order for sap flow to continue. However if you are not sure whether there are dormant buds beyond that point it is safer to cut to the leaves and then if buds do develop further back you can cut again.
Thank you. You mean cut old olive tree then let it produce branches then collect from the ground. If it is. When is the time of year?. I have manny olive tree we’re we have to build a home. I really like to keep it or put it on other place. If you kindly help me pls. Thank you.
No Rosana. We just cut off the branches then dig it out, then cut off all the long roots and then pot into free draining growing medium like pumice so it can grow new roots.
Do I understand correctly that it's not necessary to wait for the "first level" of the taper to reach the desired thickness and can be cut off to the desired continuation of the branch in order to begin to thicken the new "level" and eventually the "first level" will also be thickened?
Yaroslav, thanks for your question. Unfortunately I am not sure I understand. Please ask the question again in another way perhaps. The technique I describe in my video is that you use a sacrifice branch to develop the girth of the branch at the base of it. When it’s of a girth which you are satisfied with. Then you cut it. Then you develop new branches from this cut branch. These branches are grown as sacrifices but not for as long as the initial branch. After a while these are cut and the process is repeated and each time the interval between cuts are shortened.
Here from spain a great olive bonsai fun! Looking forward for the next video
Thanks Oscar! Glad you like what you see.
Awesome video Terry. Spot on as always
That dead wood on that trunk is something else. Love it ❤❤
Thanks Sam, appreciate the compliment!
A very powerful tree. Thanks for sharing Terry.
Thanks very much. Thanks for watching Bradley.
Nice tree and beautiful work
Love your explanations
Thank you for this beautiful video
Thanks so much for watching and complimenting!
Beauty of an olive. I have a nursery stock in about a 3 gallon. Has a looonggg way to go lol
Ha ha. Yeah. All my olives are collected. Good luck!
Beautiful olive tree
Thanks so much.
Thanks for the vid Terry, great instructions as usual. You have some fantastic olives, very jealous,
Thank you very much! We are very fortunate to have access to dig these trees occasionally.
Beautiful trunk!
It is indeed. Thanks for commenting.
Thanks!!
Pleasure!
Amazing as always. Very useful info for almost any tree
Thanks so much! Yes, I think the techniques can certainly be applied to other species.
Great video as usual Terry. Any chance you could include a picture of your end design idea for the trees you work on, in the video? Would be nice to see a visual representation of what your long term goal for the tree is.
Great idea Wesley. I am just not sure how I can upload a photo on TH-cam. I might write a blog about the tree, otherwise you will just have to follow the progress in future videos :)
A question here, can you cut back to a place with no leaves? Or it's better to cut back to the last leaves an after back budingbcut to the size you wanted?
Good question Oscar. If there are dormant buds then you can cut back to there, but if it is an internode then nothing will grow there. You don’t need the leaves like you need needles on a pine in order for sap flow to continue. However if you are not sure whether there are dormant buds beyond that point it is safer to cut to the leaves and then if buds do develop further back you can cut again.
Thank you. You mean cut old olive tree then let it produce branches then collect from the ground. If it is. When is the time of year?. I have manny olive tree we’re we have to build a home. I really like to keep it or put it on other place. If you kindly help me pls. Thank you.
No Rosana. We just cut off the branches then dig it out, then cut off all the long roots and then pot into free draining growing medium like pumice so it can grow new roots.
@@TerryErasmusbonsai Dear terry, this olive trees are more than 25 years old. Can I still do that process? Thank you.
Do I understand correctly that it's not necessary to wait for the "first level" of the taper to reach the desired thickness and can be cut off to the desired continuation of the branch in order to begin to thicken the new "level" and eventually the "first level" will also be thickened?
Yaroslav, thanks for your question. Unfortunately I am not sure I understand. Please ask the question again in another way perhaps. The technique I describe in my video is that you use a sacrifice branch to develop the girth of the branch at the base of it. When it’s of a girth which you are satisfied with. Then you cut it. Then you develop new branches from this cut branch. These branches are grown as sacrifices but not for as long as the initial branch. After a while these are cut and the process is repeated and each time the interval between cuts are shortened.